Politics

BJP Criticizes Sonia Gandhi’s Statement on Babri Mosque Demolition

By TNN

In New Delhi, BJP leaders criticized Sonia Gandhi for saying she cried when she saw the demolition of the Babri mosque, which now stands on the site of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the comment revealed Congress’s “anti‑Ram” stance. He pointed out that while former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had campaigned in 1989 from Ayodhya promising a “Ram Rajya,” his widow is now remembered for crying at the Batla House encounter and the mosque’s demolition. Trivedi also challenged Gandhi’s reference to the mosque, noting it was legally disputed, and questioned her reaction to the demolition footage, which was not shown by Indian media at the time but later broadcast by the BBC. He added that Gandhi’s sympathies for Gaza residents are known, and that she did not cry over the targeting of Hindus in Kashmir in 1990 or in Pakistan and Bangladesh after the Babri incident.